Arit Anderson: An RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden for every Parkinson’s journey - Episode 275

About this episode

Arit Anderson discusses her garden design for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, reflecting on her sister's journey with Parkinson's disease.

Chelsea is upon us, and among the beauty of all the show gardens lies a very special offering from Arit Anderson and Parkinson’s UK. She’s planting with purpose in a garden which promises to reflect every Parkinson’s journey in a beautifully poignant way, and on ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’, she walks us through the planting ethos and careful design behind one of Main Avenue’s great sights for 2026. In this episode, discover: How Arit is reflecting her sister Julie’s Parkinson’s journey in a me...

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Raven

Guest: Arit Anderson

Topics covered

• Chelsea Flower Show
• Parkinson's disease
• garden design
• planting ethos
• personal journey

Keywords

• Chelsea Flower Show
• Arit Anderson
• Parkinson's UK
• garden design
• planting ethos
• personal journey
• 2026

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Parkinson’s UK

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